As I mentioned over my previous post, I purchased a deal to try out the juice cleanse program by La Juiceria.
I'd planned to do this after huge feast during Chinese New Year, Valentine's Day and birthday treat.
Pre-Cleanse (22 February 2017)
So I follow their pre-cleanse process just to prep myself for the juice cleanse.
I eliminate caffeine (this is a huge deal for me and toughest part throughout this juice cleanse), I literally unable to function without coffee first in the morning.
I took green tea instead as per their instruction because I really do encountered coffee withdrawal headache.
I was still doing fine in the morning until 11am, I started to have serious headache, I am not too sure is this the coffee withdrawal headache or migraine (I do have migraine occasionally, which is very bad).
So I decided to take it slow, take a rest after I had quick lunch.
However the headache doesn't ease, it gets more and more serious, I started to sweat even I was in air-conditioned room.
It was unbearable and I decided to see doctor and off home to rest.
I picked up my Juice Cleanses set from Goodness Greens Café on my way home anyway.
Luckily my headache eventually cured after I slept for one and half hour once I got home.
That was pretty bad start as pre-cleanse.
First Day of Juice Cleanses (23 February 2017)
I woke up feeling pretty fresh from long hour of sleep the night before.
I usually have my breakfast as early as 6:30am, so I was actually starving while I was driving to work before I had my first juice of the day at 8:30am. I can hardly take it and I ended up with few slices of carrot chalk in the car.
I followed through the above cleanse schedule pretty strictly as it seems very similar to my usual routine.
Goodness Greens
Mint Lemonade
Tropical Greens
Gold Glow
Beet Aid
Almond Mylk
I filled water into the juice bottle that I finished earlier, I can taste every bit of the goodness of the juice, at the same time I can get accurate measurement for 300ml of water.
There is no problem at all for me for the first 4 juices, I even feel energetic and fresh at 2pm, which is different from the usual day, I usually feel stuffed after I intake solid food or carbs during lunch.
However I feel slightly lack of energy between juice #5 Beet Aid and juice #6 Almond Mylk.
I did a light and short yoga session at 6:30pm, I feel so worn out after that and was actually feeling the hunger while waiting for juice #6 Almond Mylk.
I took juice #6 Almond Mylk after my shower, and I was feeling slightly dizzy after that (possibly due to low energy level) and I off to bed at 9:45pm.
Strangely enough, I used the washroom at 11pm and 4am in between my sleep which I usually don't.
I only drank 300ml of water at 9pm as per above cleanse schedule and one sip before sleep.
Second Day of Juice Cleanse (24 February 2017)
I opted for Alternative Cleanse Set for my second day of Juice Cleanse:
Goodness Greens
PAM
Love W
Cilantro Celery Punch
Orange Power
Chocolate Almond Mylk
(Missed out Chocolate Almond Mylk in the photo cause I consumed it at home)
(Missed out Chocolate Almond Mylk in the photo cause I consumed it at home)
I do not feel starve as early compared to my first day of Juice Cleanse, I can actually wait till 8:30am to start my first intake of juice.
By lunch time, it was really tough, because I have this feeling like I have not chew on anything for years, and had a huge craving on any solid food. I can't stop mumbling to my family and friends on how much I wanted solid food.
But I stay on.
Mind over body!!
Mind over body!!
Mind over body!!
By lunch time, it was really tough, because I have this feeling like I have not chew on anything for years, and had a huge craving on any solid food. I can't stop mumbling to my family and friends on how much I wanted solid food.
But I stay on.
Mind over body!!
Mind over body!!
Mind over body!!
I missed the time to consume juice #5 Orange Power at 5:30pm, I was stuck at meeting and was only able to drink it at 7pm. Luckily the hunger wasn't too overwhelmed.